The Entire History of YEMEN in 19 Minutes: From the Queen of Sheba to Civil War

Once called Arabia Felix, "Happy Arabia", Yemen was famous for incense, gold and ancient kingdoms. Today the UN calls it one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. This is the entire history of Yemen: Saba and the Queen of Sheba tradition, the incense road, the Marib Dam, Himyar, Aksum and Persia, the coming of Islam, the Zaidi imams, Mocha coffee, the Ottomans, British Aden, the 1962 revolution, South Yemen, unification in 1990, the Saleh years, the Houthis and the war that began in 2014. Every border has a story. This was Yemen's. CHAPTERS 0:00 The Land the Romans Could Not Conquer 1:06 Three Countries in One 1:46 Saba and the Incense Road 3:03 The Queen of Sheba 3:48 The Great Dam of Marib 4:43 Himyar and the Fall of the Old Kingdoms 5:20 Aksum, Persia and the Broken Dam 7:32 Islam and the Zaidi Imams 9:13 Coffee, Ottomans and the Imamate 10:31 British Aden 11:14 Revolution and Two Yemens 13:31 Unification and the Saleh Years 14:15 The Houthis and the War 17:04 Yemen Today 17:50 Why Happy Arabia Fell NOTES Period borders on maps are approximate and are labelled as such. Front lines in 2026 are contested and change quickly. The Queen of Sheba is presented as tradition, not proven archaeology. Where historians disagree, the video says so. Events up to 1 November 2026 were checked against UN OCHA, the Sana'a Center, Al Jazeera and other sources; the situation is still developing. Illustrations are original AI-generated artwork made for this video. Main references: Paul Dresch, Jean-Francois Breton, Glen Bowersock, Christian Robin, Helen Lackner; UNDP 2021 impact study; OCHA Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan 2026. Subscribe to The Redrawn Maps for more history, one border at a time. #yemen #history #documentary